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    Food diary ?

    Posts: 19 Member
    edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    I was wondering if the food diary counts total carbs (carbs + sugar - fiber) or just carb count?
    Thanks!!! Berry

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    • Posts: 197 Member
      It accounts for total carbs and then also breaks those down into your micros including sugar and fiber.
    • Posts: 19 Member
      Great thanks! I almost freaked when my trainer told me to make sure if it was done that way b/c I wasn't sure if I could stay under carbs if they were all seperate! SHEW!
    • Posts: 197 Member
      No problem!
    • Posts: 484 Member
      Please note - that some foods are entered with a net effective carb count because us low Carb people do not count fiber or sugar alcohol as Carbs so make sure you pick the right version on the food item
    • Posts: 498
      when you are in your food diary go to setting and you can change it to count everything differently if you want to.
    • Posts: 2,625 Member
      Oh interesting point on the net carbs. I didn't know that. Oh well I usually don't eat nearly the amount of carbs MFP says to anyway and I eat over on the protein and it works fine for me.
    • Posts: 7
      like the post said you can have it track things differently. and change your goals up too! don't be afraid to click things and see what they do.
    • Posts: 19 Member
      Thanks everyone! I am low carbing...under 60 a day. How do I make sure that I cam getting the right count. I tried to go into the goals and change it, but didn't see where to get total carb count. And when selecting food should I look for ones that say (net carbs). And what do you mean that low carbers don't count fiber and sugar alcohol? Do you just count sugars + carbs? Thanks! Berry
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